Research shows that many children don’t read enough and are behind when they return to school. One way to encourage more reading, experts say, is to let them read what they want.

InspireNOLA, one of the city’s largest charter operators, hosted the “Inspire the City” event for its students on Friday at the Mahalia Jackson Theater.

The agreement was announced Thursday on the first day of classes for Bossier Parish Schools near Shreveport.

Nearly everything costs more this summer, from groceries to gas. But families still need childcare or just want to send their kids to camp.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a decades-old desegregation mandate for the Concordia Parish School Board. The school system has been a focal point in the Trump administration’s attempt to end legal cases dating back to the Civil Rights era.

New Orleans public schools were among the most improved in the state, extending the district’s upward trajectory.

On this week’s episode, we say hello to a new team member and discuss the school choice movement in the Gulf South.

In the Gulf South, “school choice” programs have promised parents more options. But implementation issues and possible harm to public schools have some worried.

The gathering was part of the ongoing UNO Memory Project, a series led by doctoral student Amanda Mester-Brown, who has spent months collecting oral histories from the people who built, studied at and loved the university.

Education advocates had sued to block the plan but dropped their case Tuesday, citing “uncertain prospects for success.”